Saddened to hear the news about Steve Jobs today, but inspired all over again by his wise words. Rather than a load of overblown sentimentality or sub-par FastCompany-esque analysis, here are three of my favourite clips of Steve’s amazing thoughtful clarity.

What an inspiration. Rest in peace Steve…

Title image via Jonathan Mak, clever bugger.

If you missed last weeks’ exciting Apple media event where the new iPods and iTunes were launched, here’s everything you need to know.

Awesome.

Here’s a little oddity, it’s the story of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak’s early Apple days and the creation of the Apple ][, a story we’ve heard many times before, but never in Japanese Manga…

This dates back to 1984 and is the work of Japanese manga artist Mitsuru Sugaya who put the strip on the web on iPhone launch day in Japan. It’s been a while since I studied Japanese so my reading isn’t what it used to be (I think I can still make out some of the kana in there but not much else), but the pictures are pretty special…

Found via 9 to 5 Mac…

Just spent the last hour or so listening to the WWDC keynote presentation by Steve Jobs and friends in which the iPhone 3G has finally been unveiled. The relief is palpable, although I’m a little disappointed that my frustration must endure another month of waiting and I won’t be able to buy myself one for my birthday. I deserve it.

Anyway, it looks good, most of the rumours were spot on, 3G, GPS, new casing and a lower price which could be around £100 in the UK. Bit disappointed that there is no front facing camera for iChat and that there’s no 32Gb model. The camera was glossed over too, still the unpopular 2 megapixel job. These may be updated in a revision for the Christmas market, but I’ve waited long enough, and the price is fantastic. I’m all over it like a rash on the 11th of July.

Can’t wait, the App Store is going to be great, the gaming potential is huge, and the new Mobile Me service which replaces .Mac might just be worth the money at last. I really do think it’s going to change my behaviour, and I’ll be very happy to ditch my current phone and finally get rid of Orange, who I’ve definitely fallen out of love with in recent years…